Storm surge – Sea floods, closes some Wellington streets
14/04/2020 10:44pm
> From the WeatherWatch archives
The big storm south of the Chatham Islands sent a damaging storm surge into Wellington this morning, flooding some coastal streets and causing damage.
WeatherWatch.co.nz says the swells peaked around high tide which was at 11:08am.
WeatherWatch.co.nz recommends people avoid beaches in the south and east of the country today, and the east of the North Island on Thursday.
See swell maps here: https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/maps-radars/marine/swell
WeatherWatch.co.nz
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